Timothy M. Bonds is a senior fellow at RAND. He served as vice president, Army Research Division, and director of the RAND Arroyo Center from 2011 to 2019 and acting director from 2009 to 2010. Previously, he served as director of the Aerospace Force Development Program within RAND Project AIR FORCE.
Bonds has led a variety of studies for the RAND Arroyo Center, RAND Project AIR FORCE, and the National Defense Research Institute. Areas of emphasis include assessing the economic, technical, and social impacts of the 6G Era; forces and capabilities needed to meet national security objectives and commitments; evaluating C2 (command and control) capabilities; personnel mission-day metrics; and military employment of commercial space systems and services. He has served as a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and as consultant to the Army Science Board. Among his most recent publications are Harnessing 5G Era Innovations - Preparations Allies Could Make to Defend Themselves Against Attack; Keeping the World Close—How Taiwan Can Maintain Contact with Allies, Supporters, and Its Own People If Attacked; Securing America's 5G Era; America's Strategy-Resource Mismatch: Addressing the Gaps Between U.S. National Strategy and Military Capacity; and Army Deployments to OIF and OEF.
Prior to joining RAND, Bonds spent nine years in the aerospace industry, where he led hypersonic vehicle design projects. He holds an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, an M.S. in aero/astro engineering from the University of Illinois, and a B.S.E in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.
M.B.A. in business administration, Washington University in St. Louis; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Illinois; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan
